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it also raised its yearly forecast saying the business environment is improving. shares of general mills rose more than 2.5%. and the big jump in shares of blackberry thanks to a morgan stanley upgrade. morgan stanley saying now there may be room in the smart phone market that's dominated by an droid and the iphone operating system for blackberry. the vote of confidence comes just two days before blackberry's make or break z-10 goes on sale at at&t stores. blackberry rose $16, that's a gain of almost 6.5%. >> and, suzie, one of the roadblocks to the housing recovery has been tight mortgage credit. rates may be low, but they're only good if you can get them. as we look at the spring buying season, lenders are starting to ease up. not so much on their standards, but on the types of loans they can offer. >> after being turned down for a mortgage last year, leah harris has been renting in washington, d.c. now, she is finally moving into a home of her own. >> i tried last year at about the exact same time and nothing was different than it is now. same income, same asse
it also raised its yearly forecast saying the business environment is improving. shares of general mills rose more than 2.5%. and the big jump in shares of blackberry thanks to a morgan stanley upgrade. morgan stanley saying now there may be room in the smart phone market that's dominated by an droid and the iphone operating system for blackberry. the vote of confidence comes just two days before blackberry's make or break z-10 goes on sale at at&t stores. blackberry rose $16, that's a gain...
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also in this environment the u.s. economy is growing more like 2% and a lot less like 4 in that environment pricing is going to be challenged and the top line sales is not going to be universal for all firms. it will be balance sheet by balance sheet and case by case. security collection becomes far more important. >> i was going to say as you point out the profit growth picture has been pretty good but we are getting at the mature point in that cycle and the forecast is about 1% or 2% overall growth. there are always ways to make more money than the index tracking would lead you to believe. where do you think the pockets of possible better than average profits would be? >> so we do like equities. when you compare that to fixed income certainly in government space so we like equities and we like global equities. it will have to be a multi asset strategy which is kind of all of the above. looking at commodities and debt and equities and looking in companies in europe. there are good companies with strong balance sheets
also in this environment the u.s. economy is growing more like 2% and a lot less like 4 in that environment pricing is going to be challenged and the top line sales is not going to be universal for all firms. it will be balance sheet by balance sheet and case by case. security collection becomes far more important. >> i was going to say as you point out the profit growth picture has been pretty good but we are getting at the mature point in that cycle and the forecast is about 1% or 2%...
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>> at the end of the day, it is a wonderful environment to be walking into court with the majority of americans favoring marriage equality. 80% of people under 30 supporting marriage equality. a majority of republicans, catholics. environment.tastic >> they have to rule on the law. >> you are right. a fundamental constitutional right is for all of our citizens regardless of public opinion or regardless of what state border one lives on. 9 justices will have to look at the evidence and the precedents of the u.s. constitution. i am cautiously optimistic. two incredible attorneys and these phenomenal plaintiffs. >> if the supreme court decides that they will throw this case out, what is the future for gay and lesbian couples in america in terms of rights to marriage? >> i think it is wonderful. if the court was to throw this out saying there is no technical standing or if they said we don't want to hear it, decisionninth circuit would stand and there would be marriage equality. the evidence that we developed, no evidence on the other side. although law is developed clearly. i think the f
>> at the end of the day, it is a wonderful environment to be walking into court with the majority of americans favoring marriage equality. 80% of people under 30 supporting marriage equality. a majority of republicans, catholics. environment.tastic >> they have to rule on the law. >> you are right. a fundamental constitutional right is for all of our citizens regardless of public opinion or regardless of what state border one lives on. 9 justices will have to look at the...
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economy and the business environment that you'll be adding jobs this year? >> we, without 35 billion dollar investment program across the world, in in five years, over 35 billion, that's adding jobs in the world. >> how about the u.s.? >> we have invested about $10 billion in the united states. and i think, you know, there's a lot of puts and takes. there's some jobs that are not there that used to be there and there's some more jobs in the sale and front end of our system that are here now that weren't there a few years ago. >> coca-cola is big in europe. and now with these new concerns about the eurozone's economy, and the financial system what impact is this going to have on coca-cola's operations? >> yes, europe is challenged. yes, the consumer confidence is very mixed in europe. yes the entrepreneurial spirit is down in europe. yes investment is down in europe. unemployment is high. but let's not forget europe is a very rich continent. there is fre amounts of disposable income in europe, and therefore the bright side is you're in one of the most richest
economy and the business environment that you'll be adding jobs this year? >> we, without 35 billion dollar investment program across the world, in in five years, over 35 billion, that's adding jobs in the world. >> how about the u.s.? >> we have invested about $10 billion in the united states. and i think, you know, there's a lot of puts and takes. there's some jobs that are not there that used to be there and there's some more jobs in the sale and front end of our system...
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so we have despoiled our environment in a classic way. that's why we have huge cleanup funds, that why we have so many problems. that's why we have to impose all kinds of costs on companies now to deal with this problem. so i'm not very hopeful. i don't think this is a system that has a place in it for us to seriously deal with the limits to growth, with the need to preserve our environment, to take care of our health as a people because we have a system that pushes forward with a kind of intensity that pushes those issues to the side. >> janet from woolwich, maine. >> if you could be president with a cooperative congress, what are the three most critical things you would do to ensure that we have a healthy economy that is sustainable, particularly in light of a growing aging population? thank you. >> i would pick the following number one, solve the unemployment problem. in a sense it's the most urgent one we have. if the private sector -- and here i'm paraphrasing franklin roosevelt in the '30s. if the private sector either cannot or wil
so we have despoiled our environment in a classic way. that's why we have huge cleanup funds, that why we have so many problems. that's why we have to impose all kinds of costs on companies now to deal with this problem. so i'm not very hopeful. i don't think this is a system that has a place in it for us to seriously deal with the limits to growth, with the need to preserve our environment, to take care of our health as a people because we have a system that pushes forward with a kind of...
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the environment has changed. if there's still time far two-state solution we're on the last leg. >> warner: why the last leg? >> israelis and arabs no longer believe in the two-state solution. >> warner: during our recent trip in january, we found many palestinians who've lost belief in the peace process. nasser hantuni owns birds of peace, a pet shop just inside the west bank. he works in site of the security wall israel erected during second palestinian intifada, or uprising, in the early 2000s. >> ( translated ): we feel very frustrated. for the past 20 to 22 years we've had hope in negotiations and yet there are no concrete results on the ground and still we haven't reached peace. all we sue is more settlements, the wall, checkpoints, closures and constraints over the palestinians. 90% of us have lost hope of reaching a peaceful solution with the israelis. >> warner: do you think that there's a possibility that if nothing happens on the peace front more violence will break out? >> it could be, yes. it is a va
the environment has changed. if there's still time far two-state solution we're on the last leg. >> warner: why the last leg? >> israelis and arabs no longer believe in the two-state solution. >> warner: during our recent trip in january, we found many palestinians who've lost belief in the peace process. nasser hantuni owns birds of peace, a pet shop just inside the west bank. he works in site of the security wall israel erected during second palestinian intifada, or...
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frankly buildings and put them into student sempleses and classrooms that directly impact the learning environment for a student. so we're cognizant of that. and again, we're frustrated that folks that were running the school system previously didn't address this, and we're here today, and we're going to address it today. we think there's an urgency about this to get this work done, do it well, and make sure that the best interest of the student is always at heart, which it is. >> brown: timely does, this mean loss of jobs, teachers' jobs, administrative jobs, and do you think this is it? is there more to come? >> there potentially could be a loss of jobs. in the last teacher crooct there was a negotiated system of how these teachers would reapply for position. obviously, the student aren't going away, they're just being consolidated in one school billion. so we still need the high-quality teachers. we will save on custodial services that have fewer of those needs in one building versus two or three. yeah, we look forward to this being it. and thus making a big effort this year, making huge stride
frankly buildings and put them into student sempleses and classrooms that directly impact the learning environment for a student. so we're cognizant of that. and again, we're frustrated that folks that were running the school system previously didn't address this, and we're here today, and we're going to address it today. we think there's an urgency about this to get this work done, do it well, and make sure that the best interest of the student is always at heart, which it is. >> brown:...
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the small business environment, they created an awful lot of jobs-- not the whole solution, but a big contributor. >> suarez: maureen smith has seen the hard times making people creative. >> i just think people are trying new things. i know a lot of people in their 30s who can find no work for what they went to college for. now they're looking at opening businesses in other things, not what they're trained in. >> we're transporting you back in time. >> suarez: smith took a chance. she had a long career doing hair for movie and tv productions. between shoots, she was hairdressing in a market stall, and figured it was time to move indoors. she took over a lease from a closing business, recruited a bunch of friends with their own small businesses, and far from the university has created her own small business incubator. customers get their hair and makeup done, buy vintage clothes and vintage deÉcor, from five other vendors in her little shop, who help her cover the rent. she's a good news story, she says, following her dream. but she worries about all the irish who once again, as in ti
the small business environment, they created an awful lot of jobs-- not the whole solution, but a big contributor. >> suarez: maureen smith has seen the hard times making people creative. >> i just think people are trying new things. i know a lot of people in their 30s who can find no work for what they went to college for. now they're looking at opening businesses in other things, not what they're trained in. >> we're transporting you back in time. >> suarez: smith took...
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and a stern warning is offered on what he feels is a looming threat to the environment. nature. beings need nature does not need human beings. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. a packed agenda for president obama today as he arrived in israel for his official visit as commander in chief. landing in tel aviv, the president was met with great fanfare and an impressive welcoming ceremony. from there, he headed to jerusalem to head -- to meet with the israeli president. event shortly after concluded talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, which focused on the iranian nuclear program.
and a stern warning is offered on what he feels is a looming threat to the environment. nature. beings need nature does not need human beings. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. a packed agenda for president obama today as he arrived in israel for his official visit as commander in chief. landing in tel aviv, the president was met with great fanfare and an impressive welcoming ceremony. from there, he headed to jerusalem to head -- to meet...
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but it is seeding the environment with lots of little investments and over time, some of those can be subscriber services as well. you could imagine a future where some youtube channels are behind the subscription wall and they're going to be in the same business as netflix, trying to convince you it's worth paying a few dollars a month to watch their programming. >> sreenivasan: so, lisa, let's talk about the economics on that youtube platform. are the madison avenue advertisers convinced? do you have a predictable, steady revenue stream? >> i started on youtube in 2005 before it was even monetized, so it's come such a long way. in 2007, i think, we became a partner and started monetizing and the c.p.m.s keep rising and i think that's the future, hopefully, is the ad dollars will move over to online and i think you're already starting to see that. and i think it's-- it's starring to become more and more predictable. i think i think we have a little ways to go before it's completely predictable, but we're getting there, and you're seeing a lot of content creators being able to make a
but it is seeding the environment with lots of little investments and over time, some of those can be subscriber services as well. you could imagine a future where some youtube channels are behind the subscription wall and they're going to be in the same business as netflix, trying to convince you it's worth paying a few dollars a month to watch their programming. >> sreenivasan: so, lisa, let's talk about the economics on that youtube platform. are the madison avenue advertisers...